As the Cox Plate draws closer, connections of invited galloper
AROD continue growing in confidence.
AROD
Owned by Qatar Racing and trained by Peter Chapple-Hyam, AROD has had a trouble-free preparation since his arrival in Melbourne and has come up with a perfect barrier draw in five for Saturday's 2040m race at Moonee Valley.
Also boosting his owner's optimism is
AROD's European form around outstanding galloper Solow.
AROD at his most recent start finished a close second to
Solow in the Sussex Stakes at Goodwood in July and Solow franked the performance with a Group One victory at Ascot on Saturday.
Geoffrey Faber, the Australian representative for
Qatar Racing, said the five-year-old had settled in perfectly at the Werribee quarantine centre and was ready to produce a big performance on Saturday.
"Ideally, if we could have written the script we would like gate five or a draw inside and that's exactly what's happened," Faber said.
"Physically, the horse arrived in Australia in terrific shape and he was fit when he got here.
"(Jockey) Craig (Williams) has ridden him twice now and the trainer arrives for the race on Friday morning.
"We go into the race with our confidence levels relatively high."
AROD
Craig Williams ventured to Werribee on Wednesday morning to gallop
AROD for the second time.
Faber has no concerns about the horse handling the Moonee Valley circuit as
AROD has scored on the tricky Epsom track in England.
"He whistled around Epsom, downhill and up-dale and with that camber they can handle anything," he said.
"Everything you want to be in place is in place now.
"It's in the lap of the gods."
Dynamic Syndications will have a Team of Owners shouting loudly for
AROD on Saturday.
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DELIRIUM - 2yo Filly @ Gai's stables.
Connections of
DELERIUM - our EXCEED AND EXCEL / RED FEVER 2yo filly with Gai Waterhouse have
AROD sitting in the 3rd Dam on the Pedigree Page and to add a COX PLATE to pad out the page even further would be awesome and add nicely to our filly’s commercial value.
We wish
AROD’s connections the very best in Australia’s Weight-For-Age Championship Race.